Verb + particle
In these units the small word is stressed and carries much of the meaning. With a noun object it usually goes after the object:
| The bank is raising the interest rate. | Banken sætter renten op. |
| Danish | English |
|---|---|
| sætte op / sætte ned | to raise / to lower (prices, rates) |
| trække ud | to drag out, to drag on |
| give videre | to pass on |
| falde til | to settle in |
| arbejde over | to work overtime |
Falde til is not "to fall to": it means to settle in and feel at home in a new place.
Trække ud is used with or without an object: a meeting trækker ud (drags on), and someone trækker en sag ud (drags it out).
| The meeting dragged on, so I got home late. | Mødet trak ud, så jeg kom for sent hjem. |
Ind på: applying and touching on
Søge ind på is to apply for a place at a school or in a program. Komme ind på has two senses: to be admitted, and to touch on a subject in a talk or text.
| She got into the university. | Hun kom ind på universitetet. |
Hænge sammen, presse på
Hænge sammen is "to be connected, to fit together"; det hænger ikke sammen means "it doesn't add up". Presse på is to push for something, often with for.
| It does not add up. | Det hænger ikke sammen. |
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